Sharp County record., 1887-04-21
TALMAGES SERMON.
4 Timely Discourse on the Slgnih-
cancs Of the Oeluga.
,Dr--snt Plea 70 sinuers 70 Enter the Ark
Of safsrv-Tbs Doors Open 20 All
A Broad-tTuags Gospel II
a safe Haven.

Rev T. Dewitt Tajmags, during his re-
rant Western tour. delivered the Io-.oF oFlns
sermon at Dss I5i1es, ID, on The ~ gain
csuce Of the DeIuzs," " taking for MS l1Ns'
Come thou and sI thy house i15o The Ark
Genesis. vii, 1.
The eloquent preacher saIdi
We do not need the Bible 70 prove the
0arr-a The ga0l0gisJs hammer an
7-rrcez If. saa-sheus aui marine tor-la-
lions on the TOP Of som 0t the Al5l59o
mountains Of the earth prove that a. SONG
lime the waters washed over the 1op Oh
The AIMS and Andes. L what way -h5
| .atsstrrDhe came, We know lol-WleJnsC
I 5.- the s-r-rre If = comet. n 0y 1asaes OF
/ fzb-nfry changing the air into water OF
| Nv d srro-ra If he hand Of God Ike lh6
| stroke Of the sx between the lofns Oh -.'7
~ the sar-h staggered. To meet the
I os-asrr771e. God ordered . great SnlD
rrfr- IT, was 10 be without Prov. Ior 10
-vas ID sail 20 10 shore u was
| IN be without helm, for 10 human
| hand should zLidei1- 10 was 3 Ea71 SUI .----
ira probably a. large as two OF lnts6
[ Cgnard steamers tt was The Great 1-asI-
sr-. ,s -Itsu time. Tie ship IS done me
-ocrfs. rpen. The lizards crawl n me
,a--ra walk IN. The Erassb0pDers mop IN
. The birds ay H. The invitation goes Iortn
to- Noah;
r-,re -rou and all thy house mo the ark
Jrsrore human family embark on The
strange VOYAGE. and hear the door slam
s5r-. 4 zrear storm sweeps along the
---s and bends the cedars until all .le
branches snap II the gale There
. q moan IN the wind Ike unto
he moan Of dying world
/ The bLackuess q the heavens 3 shattered
. Nv the fare Of the Lghruiugs, that look
down fur0 the waters, and throw q Zaasl-
Eusss On. the face Of the mountains. How
strange 10 L0otsl How 5u1~caIing the ar
seemsl The Dig drops Of rain p-asn upon
the rDrurued faces Of those VINO are
watching the tempest Cash! 20 me
rocks in c0rvuL sion Boom. 60 The aIrsJ-
/ ing heavens. The inhabitants Of -aa 7arLa-
instead Of fleeing 10 the lO1se-top and
u6rntair-rOD. as men have faHcIed- slt
down in dumb, white horror 70 die. For
when God Zrinds mountains 70 pieces and
. Lers tie ocean slip rs CABLE, there y 10
I place for men 20 7Y 70, See tue ark pltcn
and tumble in the surf; while from Its
windows the Dasseu gers -OOz out upon
the shiDwreck Of d race and the carcasses
I If 4 dead world. Woe 70 the mountains
Woe 70 the sea-
Well. how did Noah aud his family come
INTO tie arzl Did they climb in at the
window. or come down the roof
M. -h-v went through the door
And Just 50, Il we get into the ark Of
Gods mercy, It will be through Carls'
The door. The entrance 70 the ara
1f old must have been very large
entrance. We know that It'Tas- from inc
. tact that there were monster animals "a
I the earlier ages. and, in order 70 get
them into the ark two aud two, according
+ 70 the BfbIe statement. the door must nave
/ been very wide and very high 50 the
/ door into the mercy Of God IS 4 large
tdoor.. Ne. 20 N. ROta EEo 0g tsEo. 2ss 3y
buudreds, and oY thousands, and DY NIB
l5ns. Yes, al the nations Of the eartn
may 20 in. ten millions abreast.
The door Of the ancient ark was in the
side 50 now it g through the SIDE Of
Cdrst-she pierced side the wlde-open
side. the heart s'de-that We enter. Anal
the Roman soldier, rhrusting his spear
into the Savlour's side, expected only 10
let the blood out, but he opened the way
10 Ia-a.I the world IN. D what 4 broad
gospel 20 preach II man is about 20
1--WE an entertainment, he issues
one hundred or two hundred IN
vitations. carefully put up ana
directed 70 the particular persons whom
he wishes 10 entertain. But God our F@tn-
ar makes banquet AMI go5s out 20 the
9ront door of heaven, and stretches oo'
his hands over land and sea, and with a
voice that Denetrates the Hindoo Jungle
and the Green and ice-castle, and Braz' :
ian groves. and English factory and
American home, cries out:
Come. tor all things are now ready
Powland Hill said that he hoped 70 ge
into heaven through the creyIces Of I'M
door Bot he was not otobIiged thus 20 go H.
. Afrer having preached the 9osDe. N sur